Robyn Kern is a seasoned business writer who has written in the HR, education, technology, and nonprofit spaces. She writes about topics including outplacement, layoffs, career development, internal mobility, candidate experience, succession planning, talent acquisition, and more, with the goal of surfacing workforce trends and educating the HR community on these key topics. Her work has been featured on hrforhr.org and trainingindustry.com.
Most of us have sat in meetings with something important to share but stayed quiet. Maybe the idea wasn’t fully formed, or a past suggestion was dismissed in a way that hurt. Sometimes, the room just doesn’t feel safe. This type of silence, though easy to overlook,...
There are complexities to workforce transitions in healthcare that don’t exist in other sectors. Unlike other industries, staffing changes don’t just impact operations—they can directly affect patient care, compliance, and organizational stability. Whether driven by...
Candidate fraud has evolved far beyond resume embellishment. Hiring teams are facing AI-assisted interview cheating, deepfake impersonation, fraudulent identities, and organized operations targeting remote roles. In this timely session, Anita Chandrasekhar, Sr....
When your company faces layoffs resulting from restructuring, mergers or acquisitions, closures, or other workforce changes, the outplacement provider you choose can help shape how impacted and remaining employees feel, as well as how others see your company. This...
INTOO is excited to announce that we have received two honors recognizing the redesign of our Your Next Step outplacement platform. INTOO was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award for Achievement in User Experience in the 24th Annual American Business Awards® and...
Many organizations talk about innovation. It shows up in their annual reports and mission statements. A senior leader might mention its importance at an all-hands meeting, and everyone agrees. But behind the talk, often there are few breakthroughs, risks, or...
Most organizations claim to value creativity. They put up motivational posters, hold the occasional brainstorming session, and tell new hires that new ideas are welcome. But in reality, these same organizations often reward predictability, look down on mistakes, and...
AI adoption in the workplace appears to be accelerating, with employees increasingly using, experimenting with, and relying on it to get work done. On the surface, the story looks positive. According to a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of INTOO among...
Letting an employee go is difficult for all parties involved, and there are right ways and wrong ways to lay an employee off. The process requires a fine balance of legal compliance and human compassion. After all, from an employee’s point of view, being laid off is...
Layoffs are expensive not only because of severance and legal fees but also because of lost production, reduced product quality, and the absence of skilled workers resulting from the workforce changes. Most manufacturing leaders understand this in theory, but few...